Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-03-10

ihe >rlcnf liz American Hi i,rii'tlt
piptheria. scarlet fever. ura-hs and
smallpox ar,. hiLhiN rrutagiuu- Diseases.
attacking Igct-gt~ "f ail as'-. and may hc
contracted from th"-r VIII" are already
affected FROM the rloihr. ih.t ihry have
worn. aud from everything which has bcen
IN tn room with them. Even toe walls -
thu room maN be- q source 81 Injection. uu-
~ tho Infectious material ~ destroyed.
ia order Ia prevent To" spread ui ihc,c d.
..iSt~ 90 a faulty or hou-r wh"rri n''t exist -.
aud To- l,runntr the recovery ni the sick.
the follow ins simplr measures should i"'
clnsricniinn~ly aud ri-idiy carried out.
Thereby trrvrni!u. mach suffering and sav
ing human liir.
An uplr.r sunny room. provided II pos
sihlr with nn open Fireplace, Sh"aii ID" ar
ranged inr the pati-ni hy rrsnus in- every
thing from II wlieh ctn l,''-sihiy De- spared,
such ~ books. .lpthins. carpets. uphui-
tered furniiur.. aud window curtains. hi-n
plants birds aud other pets rrnrn,i-r ring
iIa, when once the paticut has entered
the room nothing ran with safety u" re
moved until ni-inirctrd. iiy thus strip
ping hr room 81 ~ aftici-- rNrfpt thr-"
absolutely nrr,r-ary. the -uib-''pu''ni 'iisin-
lretipu j. much more easily performed. \
lev small rugs may take the place oi the
carpet The iirrpltr" serves ~ a double
purpose first as means III ventilation,
and Second by kcrpius SMALL fire burning
therein. when the weather WI permit. Va
which piece, Di soft muslin or other mate
rial. which SIouii always br nsfi instead
of towels az hands nrrhi I IA wlping tlir s--
rf.ti,n from the mouth or NOSE "~lrc'ali.
IL dipihrrit. can readily he burned. and
thu. r.,ntngion 10y thrir m.nu- prevented.
',nr or tao adults Shonld take entire
charge ri the patient. uHa,r np rircuni-
stances ronaing IN c"ntac' with Other per
SUNS. especially ciildrrn. k.--ins aud
taking the breath" ui persons ha wing CON
tigipii~ tii~raS = arr especially dang, r"lIs
aud -hpiiid always be- avoided. pp'n win
dows and open iircpiac,~ With lirc "a ih"in
hnv and uighf. protect BEE sick and THOSE
who nurse them. Nothing should be- re-
moved from the room, when the patient
has once entered il. until d, has been thor
uu.hly disiniectcd. 30 rs. srrnpb"oks.
toys or other piay'hinc- should always
be- DESTROYED nj the termination oi the
sickness. Ioehs oi hair aud other keep
Sakcs have ulsn been known To- spread con
tagion. Nur- - should keep thcusriN rs aud
their patients a. rlcan - possible, re-
n.rinl,rrin. that The more the Infection sc-
cumulat.- The more dangerous docs II
become. Special care should h. taken ia
changing sheets aud clothing not to shake
ar disturb them NOR than / absolutely
necessary T." remove. ~ these acts hiSSrin-
inaic the particles Of skin whirh are re-
moved with them. and which conveys the
germs uf dis 'aS,. they should Ia removed
carefully aud folded together aud inu,,.i-
atcly di~infcctrd.
p-iNFE,r,Nrs The agents ~ commended
herein iur distinction are |. hire, ., boil
iig water. 3. Chloride uf lime. either dry ar
Ia ~uluiinn No. / /. solution of chloride ni
~oha diluted rs standard solution No. 3.
-, sulphur q, bichlpridr ui mercury or cor
rlsiNr rubimn,r. This hast is Included Ia
III" above ii-i f"r one purp"~' only. the
dirinfcrtinn al priNy vaults containing =
hr,r amount 81 material hclirvrd tn 10" in
frctch. This disinicciant should he used
with great care, az IL ~ Nrrt poisonous.
FIgE-lf all substances that have been
cNposrI To- inlrction whch cannot he
treated with boiling water were burned. ami
this method il earnestly recommended.
disiniectipn would he n Very staple matter.
II IL IL oesirci tn burn Substances su-pect-
al 81 hs'iug injected, and there is 40 tire in
tn. room. such Substances may he wrapped
in sheet soaked with standard solution
No. ,. hereafter referred to, aud Ia this CON
dition he conveyed To the fire.
linIiSo W,rEn- Experiment has dom.
onstraicd that boiling IN water for half an
hour viii destroy the vitality III all known
disease germs. This is Therefore the best
means ol treating the body clothing of he
patient, bed clothes, towels etc. All utca.
sis used ia the sick room should hc treat
eel with boiling water before being removed
nom the room. Food not CONSUMED by
the pitieni should not Ia used bv others.
Articles not treated with boiling water ia
fhr sick room may b. removed " wrapped
in y towel ar sheet thoroughly soaked with
standard solution NJ. ! or No. J. aud
It's rnvelored they should brput in water
aol boiled for the required time.
taIoRinr or l.INE-pnly that should To-
ace eptcd which II enclosed in huttl"s.
Wh,u dissolved in water in the proportion
of four ounces 10 the gallon, it fnrms the
standard solution No. I. This solution
is t. he used ia the di-inirctiun nf Dis
charges. especially in typhoid fever and
cholera. o,r pint should hr well mixed
with each disehar.e, in ten minutes after
the contents uf thr vessel may br SAFELY
thrown into the pr,yN vault 90 water
.losi. The eNpectorated matter "f those
sick with consumption. should ne discharged
into u cup half filled with this solution. or
with standard solution Ne. g. which is
made 10y adding five parts oi water to on
part ri chiorinatcd soda. This solution
costs about ten cents a gallon. and il more
agrerab le, though more expensive than 50
lutiun No. |. which COSTS about three cents
a galioa. solution No. :, should hc used IL
clranse uitinns ol the body suilrd 10y dis
charges Of those sirk with infection dis
ci,,.S or III. hands of attendants similarly
Solrl.
CORROSIVE SrBliN ,rE should he dissolved
in the proportion oi one ounce to one gal
Ion oi water. this quantity will di>iniert
four Cations ai inherited -Ncrrmcn'al mat
ter II should h. used uuly when tine dis
injection 10y chloride uf lime would hc inn
practicable. of solution No. ! one gallon
should hr used inr each gallon al Injected
material in the vault.
Wheu the patient has recovered. hr
should he first sponsrd with solution
made by diluting standard sulutiun NJ.
:, with twenty parts of water. not omit
ting the head and hair. then with soap
aHd warm water. and thea in annthrrrooH
to- dressed in clothes which have not been
exposed To Infection. Daring his Illness
this dilute solution may hr used occasion
ally under direction ri the physician.
should the ease terminate fatally. the
body should h. -pongcd with ether snln-
tinn. undilutrd, and wrapped Ia "A sheet
saturated with one oi the solutions and
iuclosed In coffin. which Is To be- clusoi,
and the intcrmcat must take place within
twenty four hours and hr strictly private.
The clothing rhould then hr trssstri
a. above DESCRIBED. and the room aud it,
content, closed with loci, and key til iumi-
gated. For u rnom ten isri IN all d,mca-
sipns-that i oue, containing .upu icet al
air space allow two pounds ri hrukrn sui
I,hur and nne pound 81 flowers oi sulphur
aud an Increased amount Tor larger rooms
in the same proportion. Close All cracks
in doors aud windows, iirrplacr- ur other
channels by which the -a- may escape. Ia
the middle of tine room place "a large wash
tub hall filed with water. with bricks in II.
nran iron coal cutie couta ming wet ashes.
ON the bricks or the ashes place "A gallon
iron pot without joints, or metal dash
without seams in il. and in this three
pounds "l sulphur. II The room l. lar-c.